JP5638644B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine provided with a surface-type capacitive touch sensor module.

  A general gaming machine includes a cabinet and a front door attached to the cabinet so as to be opened and closed. The front door is provided with a plurality of effect devices such as a lamp unit, a speaker, a display device, and a touch sensor module. As a touch sensor module, for example, a coordinate detection device disclosed in Patent Document 1 is known.

  The touch sensor module mounted on the gaming machine is stacked on the display unit of the display device, for example. In a gaming machine equipped with such a touch sensor module, an intuitive input operation can be performed by directly touching the display unit of the display device, and it is expected to enhance the interest of the production. Further, by adopting the surface-type capacitance method as the touch sensor module, an input device using the touch sensor can be manufactured at a low cost with a simple configuration.

JP 2009-277047 A

  By the way, in recent game machines, the display device is enlarged, and when a touch sensor module is provided on the front surface of the display unit of the display device, a large touch sensor module is required. Therefore, it is conceivable to overlap the touch sensor module on a part of the display unit in the display device.

  However, the surface-type capacitive touch sensor module generally has an electrode pattern formed at the peripheral edge. Therefore, when a surface capacitive touch sensor module is overlapped on a part of the display unit in the display device, an electrode pattern is formed at the boundary between the region where the touch input unit is provided and the region where the touch input unit is not provided. Appears.

  As a result, a part of the display unit in the display device may appear to be cut out, and the display unit may give the player an impression smaller than the actual size. In addition, the video is cut off at the boundary (electrode pattern) between the region where the touch input unit is provided and the region where the touch input unit is not provided, and the video straddling this boundary is uncomfortable.

  The object of the present invention is to consider the situation in the prior art described above, and even if a surface capacitive touch sensor module is arranged in a part of the display unit, the area where the touch input unit is provided and the touch input unit It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that makes it appear that a region that is not provided is continuous.

  The gaming machine of the present invention includes an exterior body, a display device, a front panel, a touch sensor module, and an effect control board. The exterior body includes a cabinet and a front door attached to the cabinet so as to be opened and closed. The display device is provided on the front door. The front panel is disposed so as to overlap the display unit side of the display device, and has an opening that exposes the display unit. The touch sensor module is overlaid on the display unit of the display device. The effect control board constitutes an effect control circuit that controls the display device based on touch input information output from the touch sensor module.

The touch sensor module includes a rectangular transparent substrate set to an area smaller than the display unit of the display device, three electrode patterns and a transparent conductive film provided on the surface of the transparent substrate, three electrode patterns and the transparent And a protective cover for covering the conductive film. The three electrode patterns are respectively arranged along the three sides of the transparent substrate. The touch sensor module is disposed at a position where at least two of the three electrode patterns are covered by the front panel.

  According to the gaming machine having the above configuration, the touch sensor module has three electrode patterns, and the three electrode patterns are arranged along the three sides of the rectangular transparent substrate. That is, no electrode pattern is arranged on one side of the transparent substrate. Of the three electrode patterns, at least two electrode patterns are covered by the front panel.

  Therefore, one side where the electrode pattern on the transparent substrate is not arranged is arranged in the display unit where the opening of the front panel is exposed. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the electrode pattern from appearing at least at a part of the boundary between the region where the touch input unit is provided and the region where the touch input unit is not provided in the display unit.

  As a result, it is possible to prevent the player from visually recognizing at least a part of the boundary between the region where the touch input unit of the touch sensor module is provided and the region where the touch input unit is not provided. That is, it is possible to make it appear that the area where the touch input unit is provided and the area where the touch input unit is not provided are continuous.

  In the gaming machine of the present invention, the front panel may have a panel main body having an opening and a partition piece that partitions the opening of the panel main body. The touch sensor module may be arranged at a position where two electrode patterns of the three electrode patterns are covered with the panel body and one electrode pattern of the three electrode patterns is covered with the partition piece.

  According to the gaming machine having the above configuration, the three electrode patterns of the touch sensor module are covered with the front panel. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the player from visually recognizing all boundaries between the area where the touch input unit of the touch sensor module is provided and the area where the touch input unit is not provided. Therefore, it can be seen that the area where the touch input unit is provided and the area where the touch input unit is not provided are continuous.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to make it appear that a region where the touch input unit is provided and a region where the touch input unit is not provided are continuous in the display unit.

It is explanatory drawing explaining the functional flow in the gaming machine of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the example of an external appearance structure in the gaming machine of 1st Embodiment of this invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an internal structure of a gaming machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention, with a front door opened. It is a top view which shows the display apparatus in the game machine of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the touch sensor module attached to the display apparatus in the gaming machine of the first embodiment of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing which looked at the front door in the game machine of 1st Embodiment of this invention from the front. It is a block diagram which shows the control system in the game machine of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the main control circuit in the gaming machine of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the sub control circuit in the gaming machine of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the touch sensor relay circuit in the gaming machine of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the touch sensor relay main task in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the sub control reception process in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the touch sensor module input process in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the operation state determination process in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the sub control transmission process in 1st Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 16A is a block diagram showing an example of connection between the sub relay board, the touch sensor relay board, and the LED board when the touch sensor module is mounted, and FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the example of a connection. It is explanatory drawing which looked at the front door of the game machine of 2nd Embodiment of this invention from the front.

  A pachislot machine showing a gaming machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. First, a functional flow according to the embodiment of the gaming machine will be described with reference to FIG.

  In the pachislot of this embodiment, medals are used as game media for playing games. In addition to the medals, coins, game balls, game point data, tokens, or the like can be applied as game media.

  When a player inserts a medal and operates the start lever, one value (hereinafter, random number value) is extracted from random numbers in a predetermined numerical range (for example, 0 to 65535).

  The internal lottery means performs lottery based on the extracted random number value and determines an internal winning combination. This internal lottery means is carried out by a main control circuit described later. By determining the internal winning combination, a combination of symbols that permits display along a winning determination line described later is determined. The types of symbol combinations include those related to “winning” in which benefits such as paying out medals, re-games, bonuses, etc. are given to players, and other so-called “loses”. Is provided.

  Further, when the start lever is operated, a plurality of reels are rotated. Thereafter, when the stop button is pressed by the player, the reel stop control means performs control to stop the rotation of the corresponding reel based on the internal winning combination and the timing when the stop button is pressed. The reel stop control means is responsible for a main control circuit described later.

  In the pachislot, basically, a control for stopping the rotation of the corresponding reel is performed within a specified time (190 msec or 75 msec) from when the stop button is pressed. In the present embodiment, the number of symbols that move with the rotation of the reel within the specified time is referred to as “the number of sliding symbols”. When the specified period is 190 msec, the maximum number of sliding symbols is set to 4 symbols, and when the specified period is 75 msec, the maximum number of sliding symbols is set to 1 symbol.

  When the internal winning combination allowing the symbol combination display related to winning is determined, the reel stop control means usually displays the symbol combination within the specified time of 190 msec (four symbols) for the winning determination line. The rotation of the reel is stopped so as to display as much as possible. In addition, the reel stop control means is defined for one or more reels when, for example, a challenge bonus (CB), which is a second-type special accessory, and a middle bonus (MB) for continuously operating the CB are operated. The reel rotation is stopped so that the combination of symbols is displayed as much as possible along the winning determination line within a time of 75 msec (for one symbol). Furthermore, the reel stop control means uses various specified times corresponding to the gaming state to rotate the reels so that combinations of symbols that are not permitted to be displayed by the internal winning combination are not displayed along the winning determination line. Stop.

  Thus, when the rotation of the plurality of reels is all stopped, the winning determination means determines whether or not the combination of symbols displayed along the winning determination line is related to winning. This winning determination means is carried out by a main control circuit described later. When it is determined by the winning determination means that it is related to winning, a privilege such as paying out medals is given to the player. In the pachislot, a series of flows as described above is performed as one game.

  Further, in the pachislot, in the above-described series of flows, video display performed by a display device such as a liquid crystal display device, light output performed by various lamps, sound output performed by a speaker, or a combination thereof is used. Various productions are performed.

  When the start lever is operated, an effect random number value (hereinafter referred to as effect random number value) is extracted separately from the random number value used for determining the internal winning combination. When the effect random number value is extracted, the effect content determining means determines, by lottery, what is to be executed this time from among a plurality of types of effect contents associated with the internal winning combination. This effect content determination means is carried out by a sub-control circuit described later.

  When the content of the production is determined, the production execution means is linked to each opportunity such as when the rotation of the reel is started, when the rotation of each reel is stopped, or when the presence / absence of a prize is determined. To proceed with the production. This effect executing means is carried out by a sub-control circuit described later. In this way, in the pachislot machine, the player has the opportunity to know or predict the determined internal winning combination (in other words, the combination of symbols to be aimed at) by executing the production contents associated with the internal winning combination. It is possible to improve the player's interest.

<Pachislot structure>
Next, with reference to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the structure of the pachislot in the first embodiment will be described.

[Appearance structure]
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the external structure of the pachi-slot 1.

As shown in FIG. 2, the pachi-slot 1 includes an exterior body 2. The exterior body 2 includes a cabinet 2a that houses a reel, a circuit board, and the like, and a front door 2b that is attached to the cabinet 2a so as to be openable and closable.
Handles 7 are provided on both side surfaces of the cabinet 2a. The handle 7 is a recess that is put on when carrying the pachi-slot 1.

  Inside the cabinet 2a, three reels 3L, 3C, 3R are provided side by side. Hereinafter, the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R are referred to as a left reel 3L, a middle reel 3C, and a right reel 3R, respectively. Each reel 3L, 3C, 3R has a reel body formed in a cylindrical shape and a translucent sheet material mounted on the peripheral surface of the reel body. A plurality of (for example, 21) symbols are drawn on the surface of the sheet material at predetermined intervals along the circumferential direction.

  The front door 2 b includes a door body 9, a liquid crystal display device 10 showing a specific example of the display device, and a front panel 11.

  The liquid crystal display device 10 is attached to the upper part of the door body 9 and executes an effect by displaying an image. The liquid crystal display device 10 includes a display unit 10a on which display windows 4L, 4C, and 4R for displaying symbols drawn on the three reels 3L, 3C, and 3R are formed. In the present embodiment, the entire display unit 10a is used to display an image and execute an effect.

  The display windows 4L, 4C, 4R are closed with a transparent member such as an acrylic plate, for example. The display windows 4L, 4C, 4R are provided at positions overlapping with the arrangement areas of the three reels 3L, 3C, 3R when viewed from the front (player side), and from the three reels 3L, 3C, 3R. It is provided so as to be located in front (player side). Therefore, the player can visually recognize the three reels 3L, 3C, 3R provided behind the display windows 4L, 4C, 4R through the display windows 4L, 4C, 4R.

  In the present embodiment, the display windows 4L, 4C, 4R are arranged in succession among a plurality of types of symbols drawn on each reel when the rotation of the corresponding reel provided behind the display windows 4L, 4C, 4R is stopped. It is set to a size that can display two symbols. That is, in the frame of the display windows 4L, 4C, 4R, the upper, middle, and lower areas are provided for each reel, and one symbol is displayed in each area.

  In the present embodiment, lines connecting the respective predetermined areas in the display windows 4L, 4C, and 4R are defined as winning determination lines for determining whether or not a winning is made. Examples of the winning determination line include a line (center line) connecting the middle stage area of the left reel 3L, the middle stage area of the middle reel 3C, and the middle stage area of the right reel 3R.

  The front panel 11 is attached to the upper part of the door body 9 and is set to a size that covers the liquid crystal display device 10. The front panel 11 is disposed so as to overlap the display unit side of the liquid crystal display device 10 and is formed in a frame shape having an opening 11 a that exposes the display unit 10 a of the liquid crystal display device 10.

  The front panel 11 is provided with an LED (Light Emitting Diode) group 12. The LED group 12 is composed of a plurality of LEDs and the like, and turns on and off the light in a pattern corresponding to the production contents.

  A pedestal 21 is formed at the center of the door body 9. The pedestal portion 21 is provided with various devices (medal slot 23, MAX bet button 24, 1BET button 25, start lever 26, stop buttons 27L, 27C, and 27R) to be operated by the player.

  The medal slot 23 is provided for receiving a medal dropped on the pachislot 1 from the outside by the player. The medals accepted from the medal slot 23 are used for one game with a predetermined number (for example, three) as an upper limit, and the amount exceeding the predetermined number can be deposited inside the pachislot slot 1 (so-called credit function). ).

  The MAX bet button 24 and the 1BET button 25 are provided for determining the number of cards used for one game from medals deposited in the pachislot 1. Although not shown in FIG. 2, the base portion 21 is provided with a settlement button. This checkout button is provided to pull out (discharge) medals deposited inside the pachi-slot 1 to the outside.

  The start lever 26 is provided to start rotation of all reels (3L, 3C, 3R). The stop buttons 27L, 27C, and 27R are provided in association with the left reel 3L, the middle reel 3C, and the right reel 3R, respectively, and each stop button is provided to stop the rotation of the corresponding reel. Hereinafter, the stop buttons 27L, 27C, and 27R are referred to as a left stop button 27L, a middle stop button 27C, and a right stop button 27R, respectively.

  In addition, the pedestal portion 21 is provided with a 7-segment display 28 composed of a 7-segment LED (Light Emitting Diode). The 7-segment display 28 digitally stores information such as the number of medals to be paid out to the player as a privilege (hereinafter referred to as the number of paid-outs) and the number of medals deposited within the pachislot 1 (hereinafter referred to as the number of credits). indicate.

  At the lower part of the door body 9, a medal payout port 31, a medal tray 32, speakers 33L, 33R and the like are provided. The medal payout port 31 guides medals discharged by driving a medal payout device 43 described later to the outside. The medal tray 32 stores medals discharged from the medal payout opening 31. The speakers 33L and 33R output sound such as sound effects and music corresponding to the contents of the production.

[Internal structure]
Next, the internal structure of the pachislo 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the pachi-slot 1.

  The cabinet 2a is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape with one surface on the front side opened. A main control board 41 constituting the main control circuit 91 is provided in the upper part of the cabinet 2a. The main control circuit 91 is a circuit that controls main operations of the game in the pachislot 1 and the flow between the operations, such as determination of an internal winning combination, rotation and stop of each reel, determination of presence / absence of a prize, and the like. The specific configuration of the main control circuit 91 will be described later.

  Three reels (a left reel 3L, a middle reel 3C, and a right reel 3R) are provided in the center of the cabinet 2a. Although not shown in FIG. 3, each reel is connected to a corresponding stepping motor via a gear having a predetermined reduction ratio.

  A medal payout device 43 (hereinafter referred to as a hopper device 43) having a structure capable of storing a large amount of medals and discharging them one by one is provided in the lower part of the cabinet 2a. In the cabinet 2a, a power supply device 44 is provided on the left side of the hopper device 43 (on the left side when the inside of the cabinet 2a is viewed from the front).

  Further, a medal auxiliary storage 45 is provided on the right side of the hopper device 43 in the cabinet 2a (on the right side when the inside of the cabinet 2a is viewed from the front). The medal auxiliary storage 45 stores medals overflowing from the hopper device 43. The medal auxiliary storage 45 is engaged with the bottom surface of the cabinet 2a, and is configured to be detachable from the cabinet 2a.

  A sub-control board 42 that constitutes a sub-control circuit 101 (see FIG. 9) described later is provided on the upper portion of the back side of the front door 2b (the part opposite to the display screen side). The sub-control circuit 101 is a circuit that controls execution of effects by displaying images. The specific configuration of the sub control circuit 101 will be described later.

  Further, a selector 46 is provided at a substantially central portion on the back surface side of the front door 2b. The selector 46 is a device for selecting whether or not the material or shape of the medal inserted from the outside through the medal insertion slot 23 is appropriate, and guides the medal determined to be appropriate to the hopper device 43. Although not shown in FIG. 3, a medal sensor 46 </ b> S (see FIG. 7) that detects that an appropriate medal has passed is provided on the path through which the medal passes in the selector 46.

[Display device and touch sensor module]
Next, the configuration of the liquid crystal display device 10 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 4 is a plan view of the liquid crystal display device 10.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the liquid crystal display device 10 includes a display unit 10a and a frame unit 10b that surrounds the display unit 10a. The display unit 10a is formed in a horizontally long rectangle and includes the display windows 4L, 4C, and 4R described above. The frame part 10b is formed in a rectangular frame shape surrounding the four sides of the display part 10a.

  A touch sensor module 15 is disposed on the side of the display window 4R in the display unit 10a (on the side opposite to the display window 4C). That is, the touch sensor module 15 is disposed at the lower right corner of the display unit 10a.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the touch sensor module 15.
As shown in FIG. 5, the touch sensor module 15 is a surface capacitive touch sensor, and includes a sensor unit 16, a flexible printed circuit board 17, and a touch sensor IC (Integrated Circuit) 18.

  The sensor unit 16 is formed in a rectangular plate shape. The sensor unit 16 includes a rectangular transparent substrate 19, electrode patterns 20 a, 20 b, 20 c and a transparent conductive film provided on one surface 19 a of the transparent substrate 19, and a protective cover (not shown). Examples of the material of the transparent substrate 19 include glass. The protective cover is made of a transparent material and covers the transparent conductive film and the electrode patterns 20a, 20b, and 20c.

  The electrode patterns 20a, 20b, and 20c are disposed on the outer edge portion of the transparent substrate 19, and the transparent conductive film is formed in a region surrounded by the electrode patterns 20a, 20b, and 20c. The electrode patterns 20a, 20b, and 20c are electrically connected to the transparent conductive film.

  The electrode pattern 20 a is formed in an I shape and extends along one long side of the transparent substrate 19. The electrode pattern 20 b is formed in an L shape and extends along one short side and one long side of the transparent substrate 19. The electrode pattern 20 c is formed in an L shape and extends along the other short side and one long side of the transparent substrate 19. An electrode pattern is not formed on the other long side of the transparent substrate 19. That is, no electrode pattern is formed on one side (the other long side) of the sensor unit 16.

  The flexible printed circuit board 17 is connected to one long side of the transparent substrate 19 and has a connector 17a. The connector 17a is connected to the touch sensor relay board 73 (see FIG. 7). Electrode patterns 20a, 20b, and 20c are electrically connected to the flexible printed circuit board 17. The touch sensor IC 18 is mounted on the flexible printed circuit board 17.

  A uniform electric field is generated on the surface 19a of the transparent substrate 19 in the sensor unit 16. When the finger touches the surface 19a (protective cover) of the transparent substrate 19, the state of the electric field on the surface 19a changes. As a result, a weak current is generated in the electrode patterns 20a, 20b, and 20c, and the current value is output to the touch sensor IC 18. The touch sensor IC 18 detects the position touched by the finger based on the current values of the electrode patterns 20a, 20b, and 20c.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the electrode pattern 20a and the part along the one long side of the transparent substrate 19 in the electrode patterns 20b and 20c of the touch sensor module 15 oppose the right side piece of the frame portion 10b. Further, the portion along one short side of the transparent substrate 19 in the electrode pattern 20b faces the lower piece of the frame portion 10b.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of the front door 2b as seen from the front.
As shown in FIG. 6, the display unit 10 a of the liquid crystal display device 10 is exposed from the opening 11 a of the front panel 11. The touch sensor module 15 is arranged on the side of the display window 4R in the display unit 10a. Thereby, the touch input part 15a using the touch sensor module 15 is formed in the side of the display window 4R in the display part 10a.

  The electrode patterns 20a and 20b provided on one long side and one short side of the sensor unit 16 (see FIG. 4) of the touch sensor module 15 are opposed to the frame unit 10b and are covered with the front panel 11. . Further, no electrode pattern is formed on the other long side of the sensor unit 16 in the touch sensor module 15.

  This prevents the electrode pattern of the touch sensor module 15 from appearing on at least a part (indicated by a two-dot chain line) of the boundary between the area where the touch input unit 15a is provided and the area where the touch input unit 15a is not provided. can do. As a result, it is possible to prevent the player from seeing at least a part of the boundary between the area where the touch input unit 15a is provided and the area where the touch input unit 15a is not provided.

  As a result, it is possible to prevent the player from feeling the impression that the display unit 10a is partitioned. Further, the display unit 10a can be prevented from being seen smaller than the actual size. Further, a part of the video that crosses the boundary between the area where the touch input unit 15a is provided and the area where the touch input unit 15a is not provided is not lost, and the video displayed on the display unit 10a is uncomfortable. It can be prevented from occurring.

  Only the electrode pattern 20c of the touch sensor module 15 overlaps the display unit 10a. Therefore, the electrode pattern 20c serves as a boundary between a region where the touch input unit 15a is provided and a region where the touch input unit 15a is not provided. In order to eliminate this boundary, for example, the sensor unit 16 (see FIG. 5) of the touch sensor module 15 may be elongated in the vertical direction, and the electrode pattern 20c may be provided at a position covered with the front panel 11. In this case, the area where the touch input unit is provided is larger than in the present embodiment.

<Control system for pachislot>
Next, a control system provided in the pachislo 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a control system of the pachislot 1.

The pachi-slot 1 has a main control board 41 disposed in the cabinet 2a and a sub-control board 42 disposed in the front door 2b.
The main control board 41 is electrically connected to the reel relay terminal board 51, the setting key switch 52, the cabinet side relay board 53, the door relay terminal board 54, and the power board 44b of the power supply device 44. Yes.

  The reel relay terminal plate 51 is disposed inside the reel body of each reel 3L, 3C, 3R. The reel relay terminal board 51 is electrically connected to stepping motors (not shown) of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R, and relays signals output from the main control board 41 to the stepping motors. The setting key type switch 52 is used when changing the setting of the pachislot 1 or when checking the setting of the pachislot 1.

  The cabinet-side relay board 53 is electrically connected to an external concentration terminal board 56, a hopper device 43, and a medal auxiliary storage switch 57. The cabinet-side relay board 53 relays signals output from the main control board 41 to the external concentration terminal board 56, the hopper device 43, and the medal auxiliary storage switch 57. That is, the external concentration terminal board 56, the hopper device 43 and the medal auxiliary storage switch 57 are connected to the main control board 41 via the cabinet side relay board 53.

  The external concentration terminal board 56 is attached to the cabinet 2 a and is provided for outputting signals such as a medal insertion signal, a medal payout signal, and a security signal to the outside of the pachislot machine 1. Since the hopper device 43 has been described above, the description thereof is omitted.

  The medal auxiliary storage switch 57 penetrates the medal auxiliary storage 45. This medal auxiliary storage switch 57 detects whether or not the medal auxiliary storage 45 is full of medals.

  A power switch 44 a is connected to the power board 44 b of the power device 44. The power switch 44a is turned on when supplying necessary power to the pachislot machine 1.

  To the door relay terminal board 54, a medal sensor 46S, a door open / close monitoring switch 61, a BET switch 62, a settlement switch 63, a start switch 64, a stop switch board 65, a game operation display board 66, and a sub relay board 67 are connected. . That is, the medal sensor 46S, the door open / close monitoring switch 61, the BET switch 62, the checkout switch 63, the start switch 64, the stop switch board 65, the game operation display board 66, and the sub relay board 67 are connected via the door relay terminal board 54. It is connected to the control board 41.

  The medal sensor 46S detects that a medal has passed through the selector 46 described above, and outputs the detection result to the main control board 41. The door open / close monitoring switch 61 outputs a security signal for notifying the opening / closing of the front door 2b to the outside of the pachi-slot 1. The BET switch 62 detects that the MAX bet button 24 and the 1BET button 25 (see FIG. 2) are pressed by the player, and outputs the detection result to the main control board 41.

  The settlement switch 63 detects that a settlement button (not shown) has been pressed by the player, and outputs the detection result to the main control board 41. The start switch 64 detects that the start lever 26 has been operated by the player (start operation), and outputs the detection result to the main control board 41.

  The stop switch substrate 65 is a substrate constituting a circuit for stopping the rotating reel and a circuit for displaying the stopable reel by an LED or the like. The stop switch board 65 is provided with a stop switch. The stop switch detects that each stop button 27L, 27C, 27R has been pressed by the player (stop operation).

  The game operation display board 66 displays the number of inserted medals on the 7-segment display 28 when accepting insertion of medals, when the three reels 3L, 3C, 3R are rotatable and when replaying. It is a substrate for making it. A 7-segment display 28 and an LED 69 are connected to the game operation display board 66. The LED 69 lights, for example, a mark for displaying the start of a game or a mark for performing a replay.

  The sub relay board 67 relays the wiring connecting the sub control board 42 and the main control board 41. The sub-relay board 67 relays the wiring connecting the sub-control board 42 and a plurality of boards disposed around the sub-control board 42. That is, to the sub relay board 67, the sub control board 42, the sound I / O board 71, the LED board 72, the touch sensor relay board 73, and the 24h door open / close monitoring unit 74 are electrically connected.

  The sub control board 42 is connected to the main control board 41 via the door relay terminal board 54 and the sub relay board 67. The sub control board 42 is electrically connected to the sound I / O board 71, the LED board 72, the touch sensor relay board 73, and the 24h door opening / closing monitoring unit 74 via the sub relay board 67. .

  The sound I / O board 71 outputs sound to the speakers 33L and 33R. The LED board 72 causes the LED group 12 (see FIG. 2) showing a specific example of the light source to emit light and display a blinking pattern in accordance with the effect executed by the control of the sub control circuit 101 (see FIG. 8). .

  The touch sensor relay board 73 transmits the input information output from the touch sensor module 15 to the sub control circuit 101. The circuit configuration of the touch sensor relay board 73 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  The 24h door opening / closing monitoring unit 74 stores a history of opening / closing of the front door 2b. The 24h door opening / closing monitoring unit 74 outputs a signal for displaying an error on the liquid crystal display device 10 to the sub control board 42 (sub control circuit 101) when the front door 2b is opened.

  A ROM cartridge substrate 76 and a liquid crystal relay substrate 77 are connected to the sub control substrate 42. The ROM cartridge substrate 76 is a substrate for managing production images (video), sound, light (LED group 12), and communication data. The liquid crystal relay substrate 77 is a substrate that relays the wiring connecting the sub control substrate 42 and the liquid crystal display device 10.

<Main control circuit>
Next, the main control circuit 91 constituted by the main control board 41 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the main control circuit 91 of the pachi-slot 1.

  The main control circuit 91 includes a microcomputer 92 installed on the main control board 41 as a main component. The microcomputer 92 includes a main CPU 93, a main ROM 94, and a main RAM 95.

  The main ROM 94 stores a control program executed by the main CPU 93, a data table, data for transmitting various control commands (commands) to the sub control circuit 101, and the like. The main RAM 95 is provided with a storage area for storing various data such as an internal winning combination determined by execution of the control program.

  The main CPU 93 is connected to a clock pulse generation circuit 96, a frequency divider 97, a random number generator 98, and a sampling circuit 99. The clock pulse generation circuit 96 and the frequency divider 97 generate clock pulses. The main CPU 93 executes a control program based on the generated clock pulse. The random number generator 98 generates a random number in a predetermined range (for example, 0 to 65535). The sampling circuit 99 extracts one value from the generated random numbers.

The main CPU 93 counts the number of times pulses are output to the stepping motors of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R after detecting the reel index. Thereby, the main CPU 93 manages the rotation angle of each reel 3L, 3C, 3R (mainly, how many symbols the reel has rotated).
The reel index is information indicating that the reel has made one revolution. This reel index is provided at a predetermined position of each of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R, for example, with a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit, and between the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit by the rotation of each reel 3L, 3C, 3R. Detection is performed by a reel position detection unit (not shown) including a detection piece interposed therebetween.

  Here, the management of the rotation angle of each reel 3L, 3C, 3R will be specifically described. The number of pulses output to the stepping motor is counted by a pulse counter provided in the main RAM 95. Each time the output of a predetermined number of pulses (for example, 16 times) necessary for the rotation of one symbol is counted by the pulse counter, the symbol counter provided in the main RAM 95 is incremented by one. The symbol counter is provided for each reel 3L, 3C, 3R. The value of the symbol counter is cleared when a reel index is detected by a reel position detector (not shown).

  In other words, in the present embodiment, by managing the symbol counter, it is possible to manage how many symbols have been rotated since the reel index was detected. Therefore, the position of each symbol on each reel 3L, 3C, 3R is detected with reference to the position where the reel index is detected.

  In the present embodiment, the maximum number of sliding symbols is basically set to 4 symbols. Therefore, when the left stop button 27L is pressed, the symbol of the left reel 3L in the middle of the display window 4 and each symbol within the range up to four symbols ahead can be stopped in the middle of the display window 4. It becomes a simple design.

<Sub control circuit>
Next, the sub control circuit 101 constituted by the sub control board 42 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the sub control circuit 101 of the pachi-slot 1.

  The sub control circuit 101 is electrically connected to the main control circuit 91 and performs processing such as determination and execution of effect contents based on a command transmitted from the main control circuit 91. The sub control circuit 101 basically includes a sub CPU 102, a sub RAM 103, a rendering processor 104, a drawing RAM 105, and a driver 106.

  The sub CPU 102 controls the output of video, sound, and light according to the control program stored in the ROM cartridge substrate 76 in accordance with the command transmitted from the main control circuit 91. The ROM cartridge substrate 76 basically includes a program storage area and a data storage area.

  A control program executed by the sub CPU 102 is stored in the program storage area. For example, the control program includes a main board communication task for controlling communication with the main control circuit 91 and an effect registration task for extracting and registering effect contents (effect data) by extracting effect random numbers. Is included. Further, a drawing control task for controlling display of an image by the liquid crystal display device 10 (see FIG. 2) based on the determined effect content, a lamp control task for controlling light output from a light source such as the LED group 12, and speakers 33L and 33R. This includes a voice control task for controlling the output of sound.

  The data storage area includes a storage area for storing various data tables, a storage area for storing effect data constituting each effect content, and a storage area for storing animation data related to creation of video. Also included are a storage area for storing sound data related to BGM and sound effects, a storage area for storing lamp data related to the light on / off pattern, and the like.

  The sub-RAM 103 is provided with a storage area for registering the determined contents and effects data, and a storage area for storing various data such as an internal winning combination transmitted from the main control circuit 91.

  The sub CPU 102, the rendering processor 104, the drawing RAM (including the frame buffer) 105, and the driver 106 create a video according to the animation data designated by the contents of the presentation, and display the created video on the liquid crystal display device 10.

  Further, the sub CPU 102 causes the speakers 33L and 33R to output a sound such as BGM according to the sound data specified by the contents of the effect. Further, the sub CPU 102 controls lighting and extinguishing of the LED group 12 according to the lamp data designated by the contents of the effect.

<Touch sensor relay circuit>
Next, the touch sensor relay circuit 151 configured by the touch sensor relay board 73 will be described with reference to FIG. The touch sensor relay board 73 shows a specific example of the second effect device board according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the touch sensor relay circuit 151.
As shown in FIG. 10, the touch sensor relay circuit 151 is electrically connected to the sub relay board 67 and the touch sensor module 15. The touch sensor relay circuit 151 determines an operation command and XY coordinate data based on the operation XY coordinate data supplied from the touch sensor module 15 and transmits the operation command and XY coordinate data to the sub control circuit 101 via the sub relay board 67.

  The touch sensor relay circuit 151 basically includes a touch sensor CPU 152, connectors 153 and 154, regulators 155 and 156, a sub control reception buffer 157, and a sub control transmission buffer 158.

  A connector 154, a regulator 155, a sub control reception buffer 157, and a sub control transmission buffer 158 are connected to the touch sensor CPU 152. The sub control reception buffer 157 is connected to the connector 153 and the regulator 155, and the sub control transmission buffer 158 is connected to the connector 153 and the regulator 156.

  The connector 153 is electrically connected to the connector 131 mounted on the sub relay board 67. The connector 154 is electrically connected to the connector 17a of the touch sensor module 15 described above.

  The sub-relay board 67 is a specific example of the effect control board according to the present invention, and the connector 131 is a specific example of the control-side connector according to the present invention. And the connector 153 mounted on the touch sensor relay board 73 shows a specific example of the second effect device side connector according to the present invention.

  The regulator 155 controls a DC (direct current) 12V power supplied via the connector 153 to a DC 3.3V power, and outputs it to the touch sensor CPU 152, the connector 154, and the sub-control reception buffer 157. Also, the regulator 156 controls the DC 12V power supplied via the connector 153 to a DC 5V power, and outputs it to the sub-control transmission buffer 158.

  The sub control reception buffer 157 temporarily stores reception data (RXD) transmitted from the sub control circuit 101 and received by the connector 153. Then, the stored received data is transmitted to the touch sensor CPU 152.

  The touch sensor CPU 152 performs various operation commands indicating the types of operations on the touch input unit 15a (see FIG. 6) of the touch sensor module 15 based on the touch input information supplied from the touch sensor module 15 via the connector 154. To decide. Further, XY coordinate data is determined based on the operation XY coordinate data supplied from the touch sensor module 15.

  The sub-control transmission buffer 158 stores various operation commands and XY coordinate data output from the touch sensor CPU 152. Then, various operation commands and XY coordinate data are transmitted as transmission data (TXD) to the sub-control circuit 101 via the connector 153.

  In this embodiment, since the touch sensor relay circuit determines the operation type and the XY coordinates based on the touch input information output from the touch sensor module, the processing related to the touch sensor module 15 performed by the sub control circuit 101 is reduced. Can do. As a result, the burden on the sub control circuit 101 when the touch sensor module 15 is mounted can be reduced.

<Description of operation of touch sensor relay circuit>
Next, the contents of the program executed by the touch sensor CPU 152 of the touch sensor relay circuit 151 will be described with reference to FIGS.

[Touch sensor relay main task]
First, the touch sensor relay main task executed by the touch sensor CPU 152 when the power is turned on will be described with reference to FIG.

  When the pachislot 1 is powered on, the touch sensor CPU 152 performs an initial setting process (S1). In this initial setting process, a timer, a serial port, etc. (not shown) provided in the touch sensor relay circuit are set. Also, initialization of a work RAM (not shown) and the resolution of the touch sensor module 15 are performed.

  Next, the touch sensor CPU 152 performs 10 msec cycle setting (S2). In this 10 msec cycle setting, the cycle from the subsequent processing of S3 to S11 is set to 10 msec.

  Next, the touch sensor CPU 152 performs sub-control reception processing (S3). In this sub-control reception process, the transmission destination of the reception data supplied from the sub-control circuit 101 is determined. Next, the touch sensor CPU 152 performs touch sensor module input processing (S4). In this touch sensor module input process, the touch sensor CPU 152 determines various operation commands and XY coordinate data, and stores (sets) them in the sub-control transmission buffer 158.

  Subsequently, the touch sensor CPU 152 performs other sub-device reception processing (S5). This other subdevice reception process is a process performed when a device other than the touch sensor module 15 (hereinafter referred to as “another subdevice”) is connected to the touch sensor relay board 73. In this processing, when the transmission destination of data transmitted from another sub device is the sub control circuit 101, the data is transmitted to the sub control circuit 101.

  Next, the touch sensor CPU 152 determines whether there is transmission data to be transmitted to the sub control circuit 101 (S6). When it is determined that there is transmission data to be transmitted to the sub control circuit 101 (YES), the touch sensor CPU 152 performs a sub control transmission process (S7). In this sub control transmission process, the transmission data stored in the sub control transmission buffer 158 is transmitted to the sub control circuit 101.

  When it is determined in step S6 that there is no transmission data to be transmitted to the sub-control circuit 101 (NO), or after the processing in step S7, the touch sensor CPU 152 determines whether there is transmission data to be transmitted to another sub device. Is discriminated (S8).

  When it is determined in step S8 that there is transmission data to be transmitted to another subdevice (YES), the touch sensor CPU 152 performs another subdevice transmission processing (S9). In this other subdevice transmission process, when there is transmission data to be transmitted from the sub control circuit 101 to another subdevice, the transmission data is transmitted to the other subdevice. If no other subdevice is connected to the touch sensor relay board 73, the processes of S5, S8, and S9 may be omitted.

  When it is determined in step S8 that there is no transmission data to be transmitted to another subdevice (NO) or after the step S9, the touch sensor CPU 152 performs an operation state determination process (S10). In this operation state determination process, when an abnormality such as an input abnormality or a setting state abnormality of the touch sensor module 15 occurs, the fact that the abnormality has occurred is transmitted to the sub-control circuit 101.

  After the process of S10, the touch sensor CPU 152 waits for a period of 10 msec (S11). When the 10 msec cycle waiting ends, the touch sensor CPU 152 shifts the process to S3.

[Sub-control reception processing]
Next, sub-control reception processing will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the touch sensor CPU 152 determines whether there is received data (S21). When it is determined that there is no reception data (NO), the touch sensor CPU 152 ends the sub-control reception process, and moves the process to the touch sensor relay main task (see FIG. 11).

  When it is determined in step S21 that there is received data (YES), the touch sensor CPU 152 determines whether or not the destination ID of the received data is the touch sensor module 15 (S22). When it is determined that the transmission destination ID is the touch sensor module 15 (YES), the touch sensor CPU 152 ends the sub-control reception process, and moves the process to the touch sensor relay main task.

  When it is determined in step S22 that the transmission destination ID is not the touch sensor module 15 (NO), the touch sensor CPU 152 copies the received data to another sub-device transmission buffer (not shown) (S23). After the process of S23, the touch sensor CPU 152 ends the sub-control reception process, and moves the process to the touch sensor relay main task.

[Touch sensor module input processing]
Next, touch sensor module input processing will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the touch sensor CPU 152 inputs a touch sensor state (S31). In this process, the touch sensor CPU 152 acquires sensor information (operation XY coordinate data) output from the touch sensor module 15.

  Next, the touch sensor CPU 152 determines whether or not there is a touch sensor operation input in the acquired sensor information (operation XY coordinate data) (S32). When it is determined that there is no touch sensor operation input (NO), the touch sensor CPU 152 ends the touch sensor module input process and moves the process to the touch sensor relay main task (see FIG. 11).

  When it is determined in the process of S32 that there is an input for touch sensor operation (YES), the touch sensor CPU 152 reads the input operation type and the input XY coordinate data from the acquired sensor information (operation XY coordinate data) (S33). Subsequently, the touch sensor CPU 152 determines whether or not the input operation type is “touch” (S34).

  When the input operation type is determined to be “touch” in the process of S34 (YES), the touch sensor CPU 152 sets the touch operation command and XY coordinate data in the sub-control transmission buffer 158 (S35). After the process of S35, the touch sensor CPU 152 ends the touch sensor module input process, and moves the process to the touch sensor relay main task.

  When it is determined that the input operation type is not “touch” (NO) in the process of S34, the touch sensor CPU 152 determines whether or not the input operation type is “flick” (S36).

  When it is determined in the process of S36 that the input operation type is “flick” (YES), the touch sensor CPU 152 sets the flick operation command and XY coordinate data in the sub-control transmission buffer 158 (S37). After the process of S37, the touch sensor CPU 152 ends the touch sensor module input process, and moves the process to the touch sensor relay main task.

  When it is determined that the input operation type is not “flick” in the process of S36 (NO), the touch sensor CPU 152 determines whether the input operation type is “pinch” (S37).

  When it is determined in the process of S37 that the input operation type is “pinch” (YES), the touch sensor CPU 152 sets a pinch operation command and XY coordinate data in the sub-control transmission buffer 158 (S39). After the process of S39, the touch sensor CPU 152 ends the touch sensor module input process, and moves the process to the touch sensor relay main task.

  When the input operation type is determined not to be “pinch” in the process of S38 (NO), the touch sensor CPU 152 turns on the touch sensor input abnormality flag (S40). That is, when there is an input of touch sensor operation and an input operation type that has not been set is read, the touch sensor CPU 152 turns on the abnormality flag and makes a reset request.

[Sub-control transmission processing]
Next, sub-control transmission processing will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the touch sensor CPU 152 updates the sub-control transmission interval counter (S51). In this process, “1” is added to the sub-control transmission interval counter.

  Next, the touch sensor CPU 152 determines whether or not the sub-control transmission interval is 200 msec or more (S52). When it is determined that the sub-control transmission interval is not 200 msec or more (NO), the touch sensor CPU 152 ends the sub-control transmission process and moves the process to the touch sensor relay main task (see FIG. 11).

  When it is determined in the process of S52 that the sub control transmission interval is 200 msec or more (YES), the touch sensor CPU 152 determines whether or not transmission data is stored in the sub control transmission buffer 158 (S53).

  When it is determined in step S53 that no transmission data is stored in the sub-control transmission buffer 158 (NO), the touch sensor CPU 152 sets an “operation confirmation command” in the sub-control transmission buffer 158 (S54). That is, when there is no transmission data to be transmitted to the sub control circuit 101, an operation confirmation command (parameter request command) is transmitted at a cycle of 200 msec.

  When it is determined in the process of S53 that the transmission data is stored in the sub control transmission buffer 158 (YES) or after the process of S54, the touch sensor CPU 152 transmits the transmission data to the sub control circuit 101 (S55). ). Subsequently, the touch sensor CPU 152 clears the sub-control transmission interval counter (S56). When the process of S56 is completed, the touch sensor CPU 152 ends the sub-control transmission process, and moves the process to the touch sensor relay main task.

[Operating state judgment processing]
Next, the operation state determination process will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the touch sensor CPU 152 updates the determination interval counter (S71). Next, the touch sensor CPU 152 determines whether or not the determination interval is 500 msec or more (S72). When it is determined that the determination interval is 500 msec or more (YES), the touch sensor CPU 152 clears the determination interval counter (S73).

  Next, the touch sensor CPU 152 reads the data of the self-diagnosis area (ROM) into the register (S74). Subsequently, the touch sensor CPU 152 writes the data read from the self-diagnosis area (ROM) to the self-diagnosis area (RAM) (S75).

  Next, the touch sensor CPU 152 determines whether or not the register value read in S74 is the same as the ROM value (S76). In this process, the register value (read value) is compared with the ROM value, and the ROM read normal / abnormal self-diagnosis is performed.

  When it is determined in S76 that the register value (read value) and the ROM value are the same (YES), the touch sensor CPU 152 determines whether the register value (read value) and the RAM value are the same. Is determined (S77). In this processing, the register value (read value) is compared with the RAM value, and the self-diagnosis of normality / abnormality of RAM read / write is performed.

  When it is determined in S76 that the register value (read value) is not the same as the ROM value (NO), or in S77, the register value (read value) is not the same as the RAM value (NO). When it is determined, the touch sensor CPU 152 sets a reset notification (1) command in the sub-control transmission buffer 158 (S78).

  When it is determined in the process of S72 that the determination interval is not 500 msec or more (NO), or when it is determined in S77 that the register value (read value) and the RAM value are the same (YES), The CPU 152 reads the touch sensor setting state (S79).

  Next, the touch sensor CPU 152 determines whether or not the touch sensor setting state is the same as the initial setting value (S80). When it is determined that the touch sensor setting state is the same as the initial setting value, the touch sensor CPU 152 determines whether or not the touch sensor abnormality flag is on (S81).

  When it is determined in the process of S80 that the touch sensor setting state is not the same as the initial set value (NO), or when it is determined in the process of S81 that the touch sensor abnormality flag is on (YES), the touch sensor CPU 152 Then, a reset notification (2) command is set in the sub-control transmission buffer 158 (S82).

  After the process of S78 or the process of S82, the CPU 152 for touch sensor transmits transmission data to the sub control circuit 101 (S83).

  When it is determined in step S81 that the touch sensor abnormality flag is not ON (NO), the touch sensor CPU 152 clears the watch dog timer (WDT) (S84). The watchdog timer automatically starts counting after being cleared. When the process of S84 is finished, the touch sensor CPU 152 ends the operation state determination process, and moves the process to the touch sensor relay main task.

<Connection example according to whether a touch sensor module is installed or not>
Next, a connection example according to mounting / non-mounting of the touch sensor module 15 will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 16A is a block diagram illustrating a connection example when the touch sensor module 15 is mounted.
As shown in FIG. 16A, when the LED group 12 and the touch sensor module 15 are mounted on the pachi-slot 1, the touch sensor module 15 and the sub control board 42 are electrically connected via the sub relay board 67 and the touch sensor relay board. Connecting. Further, the LED board 72 and the sub control board 42 are electrically connected via the sub relay board 67.

  The sub control board 42 and the sub relay board 67 show a specific example of the effect control board according to the present invention. A connector 131 (see FIG. 10), which is a specific example of the control-side connector according to the present invention, is mounted on the sub-relay board 67. The LED substrate 72 is a specific example of the first effect device substrate according to the present invention. On this LED substrate 72, a connector (not shown) which is a first effect device side connector according to the present invention is mounted.

  The touch sensor relay substrate 73 is a specific example of the second effect device substrate according to the present invention. On the touch sensor relay board 73, a connector 153 (see FIG. 10) which is a second effect device side connector according to the present invention is mounted.

  The sub relay board 67, the LED board 72, and the touch sensor relay board 73 are connected by a two-way cable 201. The bifurcated cable 201 is a specific example of the second cable according to the present invention. The cable main body has one end at one end and two ends at the other end, a first terminal, and a second terminal. A terminal and a third terminal;

  The first terminal of the bifurcated cable 201 is provided at one end of the cable body. The second terminal of the bifurcated cable 201 is provided at the first other end of the cable body, and the third terminal is provided at the second other end of the cable body. In the present embodiment, signal transmission between the sub relay board 67 and the LED board 72 is performed by I2C communication. In addition, transmission of signals between the sub relay board 67 and the touch sensor relay board 73 is performed by UART communication.

  The first terminal of the bifurcated cable 201 is connected to the connector 131 (see FIG. 10) of the sub-relay board 67. Further, the second terminal of the bifurcated cable 201 is connected to a connector (not shown) of the LED board 72, and the third terminal is connected to a connector 153 (see FIG. 10) of the touch sensor relay board 73. .

  As shown in FIG. 16B, when the touch sensor module 15 is not mounted on the pachi-slot 1 (when the LED group is mounted on the pachi-slot 1), the LED board 72 and the sub-control board 42 are electrically connected via the sub-relay board 67. Connect to. When the touch sensor module 15 is not mounted, the sub relay board 67 and the LED board 72 are connected by the cable 202.

  The cable 202 is a specific example of the first cable according to the present invention, and has a cable body in which one end and the other end are formed into one, a first terminal, and a second terminal. . The first terminal of the cable 202 is provided at one end of the cable body, and the second terminal is provided at the other end of the cable body.

  The first terminal of the cable 202 is connected to the connector 131 (see FIG. 10) of the sub relay board 67. The second terminal of the cable 202 is connected to a connector (not shown) of the LED board 72. In this case, the signal (reception data) transmitted from the sub control circuit 101 to the touch sensor relay board 73 (touch sensor relay circuit 151) is invalidated in the LED board 72. Further, the connector (not shown) of the LED substrate 72 is configured to be able to connect both the second terminal of the cable 202 and the second terminal of the cable 201.

  Thus, when the touch sensor module 15 is not mounted, the LED board 72 and the sub control board 42 are electrically connected using the cable 202. Thereby, the sub-relay substrate 67 when the touch sensor module 15 is not mounted does not have a connector to which no terminal is connected. It is possible to prevent the sub-control circuit 101 and the like from conducting illegally (so-called go-to action) by conducting to a connector to which a terminal is not connected.

  On the other hand, when the touch sensor module 15 is mounted, the LED substrate 72, the touch sensor relay substrate 73, and the sub control substrate 42 are electrically connected using the two-way cable 201. Accordingly, the touch sensor module 15 can be mounted on the pachi-slot 1 without changing the sub relay board 67 and the sub control board 42. That is, the sub relay board 67 and the sub control board 42 can be used when the touch sensor module 15 is mounted and when the touch sensor module 15 is not mounted.

  Further, the connector (not shown) of the LED board 72 can be connected to either the second terminal of the cable 202 or the second terminal of the cable 201. Therefore, the LED substrate 72 can be used in common when the touch sensor module 15 is mounted and when the touch sensor module 15 is not mounted.

  In the present embodiment, when the touch sensor module 15 is not mounted, the LED board 72 and the sub control board 42 are electrically connected using the cable 202. However, as the gaming machine according to the present invention, even when the touch sensor module 15 is not mounted, the two-way cable 201 may be used. In this case, a connector for connecting the second terminal of the two-way cable 201 may be mounted on the LED board 72. Further, the connector (first effect device side connector) of the LED board 72 may be configured to connect the second terminal and the third terminal of the second cable 201.

<Pachislot according to the second embodiment>
Next, a pachislot machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 17 is an explanatory view of the front door of the pachi-slot (game machine) according to the second embodiment of the present invention as seen from the front.

  A pachislot 301 shown in FIG. 17 has the same configuration as the pachislot 1 (see FIG. 6) according to the first embodiment. This pachislot 301 is different from the pachislot 1 in that a partition piece 322 is provided on the front panel 311 of the front door 302b. Therefore, here, the partition piece 322 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the exterior body of the pachi-slot 301 has a cabinet (not shown) and a front door 302b attached to the cabinet so as to be opened and closed. The front door 302b includes a door body (not shown), the liquid crystal display device 10, and a front panel 311.

  The front panel 311 is disposed so as to overlap the display unit 10 a side of the liquid crystal display device 10, and includes a panel body 321 and a partition piece 322. The panel body 321 is formed in a frame shape having an opening 311 a that exposes the display unit 10 a of the liquid crystal display device 10. The partition piece 322 partitions the opening 311a of the panel body 321 in the vertical direction. The partition piece 322 is disposed above the display windows 4L, 4C, and 4R, and is formed in a rectangular plate shape extending in the horizontal direction (left-right direction).

  The touch sensor module 15 is disposed on the side of the display window 4R in the display unit 10a. Thereby, the touch input part 15a using the touch sensor module 15 is formed in the side of the display window 4R in the display part 10a.

  The electrode patterns 20 a and 20 b provided on one long side and one short side in the sensor unit 16 (see FIG. 4) of the touch sensor module 15 are covered with the panel body 321. In addition, the electrode pattern 20 c provided on the other short side of the sensor unit 16 is covered with a partition piece 322. An electrode pattern is not formed on the other long side of the sensor unit 16. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the player from visually recognizing the boundary between the area where the touch input unit 15a is provided and the area where the touch input unit 15a is not provided.

  As a result, it is possible to prevent the player from feeling the impression that the area below the partition piece 322 in the display unit 10a is partitioned. Further, it is possible to prevent the area below the partition piece 322 in the display unit 10a from being seen smaller than the actual size. Further, a part of the video that crosses the boundary between the area where the touch input unit 15a is provided and the area where the touch input unit 15a is not provided is not lost, and the video displayed on the display unit 10a is uncomfortable. It can be prevented from occurring.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the three electrode patterns 20a, 20b, and 20c of the touch sensor module 15 are all covered with the front panel 311. As a result, it is possible to prevent the player from seeing all the boundaries between the area where the touch input unit 15a is provided and the area where the touch input unit 15a is not provided. Therefore, even if the touch input unit 15a is provided in a part of the display unit 10a, the displayed image does not overlap with the electrode pattern and cannot be seen.

Although the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described above including its effects, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described here. It goes without saying that various embodiments are included without departing from the gist of the present invention described in the claims.
For example, in the first and second embodiments described above, a pachislot machine has been described as an example of a gaming machine. However, the present invention can also be applied to pachinko gaming machines.

  Moreover, in 1st and 2nd embodiment mentioned above, the LED group (lamp part) 12 was applied as a 1st effect device, and the touch sensor module 15 was applied as a 2nd effect device. However, as the first effect device and the second effect device according to the present invention, effect devices such as a speaker device, a moving member (so-called accessory), and a display device can be applied. Further, the touch sensor module 15 may be applied as the first effect device, and the LED group 12 may be applied as the second effect device.

  In the first and second embodiments described above, the sub control board 42 and the sub relay board 67 have been described as specific examples of the effect control board according to the present invention. However, the production control board according to the present invention may be composed of one board or only the sub-control board 42. In this case, a control side connector is mounted on the sub control board 42.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,301 ... Pachislot, 2 ... Exterior body, 2a ... Cabinet, 2b, 302b ... Front door, 3L ... Left reel, 3C ... Middle reel, 3L ... Reel, 4L ... Display window, 4C ... Display window, 4R ... Display window , 9 ... Door body, 10 ... Liquid crystal display device, 10a ... Display unit, 10b ... Frame portion, 11, 311 ... Front panel, 11a, 311a ... Opening, 12 ... LED group (first effect device), 15 ... Touch sensor Module (second effect device), 15a ... touch input unit, 16 ... sensor unit, 17 ... flexible printed circuit board, 17a ... connector, 18 ... touch sensor IC, 19 ... glass substrate, 20a, 20b, 20c ... electrode pattern, 41 ... main control board, 42 ... sub-control board (production control board), 43 ... medal payout device (hopper device), DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 4 ... Power supply device, 45 ... Medal auxiliary storage, 46 ... Selector, 46S ... Medal sensor, 51 ... Reel relay terminal board, 52 ... Setting key type switch, 53 ... Cabinet side relay board, 54 ... Door relay terminal board, 56 ... External concentration terminal board, 57 ... Medal auxiliary storage switch, 61 ... Door open / close monitoring switch, 62 ... BET switch, 63 ... Set-up switch, 64 ... Start switch, 65 ... Stop switch board, 66 ... Game operation display board, 67 ... Sub-relay board (second stage device board), 71 ... Sound I / O board, 72 ... LED board (first stage board), 73 ... Touch sensor relay board, 74 ... 24h door open / close monitoring unit, 76 ... ROM cartridge substrate, 77 ... Liquid crystal relay substrate, 91 ... Main control circuit, 101 ... Sub control circuit, 13 ... Connector (control-side connector) 151 ... Touch sensor relay circuit 152 ... Touch sensor CPU 153 ... Connector (second stage device side connector) 155,156 ... Regulator 157 ... Sub-control receiving buffer 158 ... Sub Control transmission buffer, 201... 2 cable (second cable), 202. Cable (first cable), 321.

Claims (2)

An exterior body having a cabinet and a front door attached to the cabinet so as to be opened and closed;
A display device provided on the front door;
A front panel that is arranged so as to overlap the display unit side of the display device and has an opening that exposes the display unit;
A touch sensor module overlaid on the display unit of the display device;
An effect control board that constitutes an effect control circuit that controls the display device based on touch input information output from the touch sensor module,
The touch sensor module includes a rectangular transparent substrate set to an area smaller than the display unit of the display device, three electrode patterns and a transparent conductive film provided on the surface of the transparent substrate, and the three electrodes. A protective cover covering the pattern and the transparent conductive film;
The three electrode patterns are arranged along three sides of the transparent substrate, respectively.
The touch sensor module is arranged at a position where at least two of the three electrode patterns are covered by the front panel. The front panel has a panel body having an opening, and a partition piece that partitions the opening of the panel body,
The touch sensor module is arranged at a position where two of the three electrode patterns are covered by the panel body, and one of the three electrode patterns is covered by the partition piece. The gaming machine according to claim 1.

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